Add a new bank account for automatic payments (direct debit)

To make automatic payments for a Google subscription using a new bank account, add the bank account to your Google billing account and make it your primary payment method. After that, we'll debit that account for your automatic payments. Paying by bank account is available in the US, UK, and some European countries.

How to add a bank account (click for steps)

When you add a bank account with a US address, it might be several days before we can debit payment from the account. If your monthly payment is due in the meantime, we'll continue to charge your current primary payment method.

Within the next 3 days, a small test deposit from Google will appear in your bank account. Enter the exact amount of this deposit on your payment methods page. See full instructions.

(Recommended) If your current primary payment method can't be charged, add a credit card as a temporary payment method until your new bank account gets verified (which can take several days). That way you don't risk suspension if we have to charge your account in the meantime.

(Important) After your account is verified, make it your primary payment method like this: Come back to your payment methods. Under the bank account, select the Primary option.

Wait a few minutes (or up to an hour) for us to verify that this is your bank account. Then go back to your payment methods, scroll to your new bank account, and accept your mandate by clicking Download Mandate.

Click None below the bank account icon and select Primary.

Questions?

In some countries, the billing address you specify for a payment method must be in the same country as the billing country you select when you set up your Google billing account. If that's true for your location, you can't enter any other country in a billing address. Nor can you change the billing country associated with your account.

If your billing address isn't in the country you selected for your billing account, you can:

Add a new payment method with a billing address that is in your billing account's country.

Transfer your account to one of our G Suite Partners who might be able to change your billing account's country for you.

Before we can debit your new bank account, we need to verify that it's really yours. How long this takes depends on your location:

If you're in the US, you must verify the account before we can begin payments. You can do this by making a test deposit. This process can take up to 10 days, but it often happens much sooner.

If you're in the UK or Europe, we can typically verify your account within an hour after you enter valid account information in your billing settings.

You can tell whether Google is still verifying your bank account if you see a Verification in progress message on your Google payments page. If you're setting up billing for the first time, your paid service won't begin until your account is verified.

G Suite: Once your free trial is over and your paid subscription begins, we begin charging your payment method at the beginning of the following month. If your paid service begins in May, for example, we charge you at the beginning of June. After that, automatic charges continue to occur at the beginning of each month.

Domain Registration: We debit your account when you initially purchase your domain, then charge your payment method at the beginning of the following month. If your domain is set to auto-renew, we renew your domain 7 days prior to the annual renewal date and charge your payment method at the beginning of the following month.